Monument Number 18231 |
| Hob Uid: 18231 | |
Location :
Northumberland
Corbridge
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| Grid Ref : NY9800068600 |
| Summary : Medieval crofts are visible as earthworks on air photographs. A series of boundary banks are visible forming crofts. Some boundaries are still extant on the latest 2000 oblique photography.Also the possible site of a bastle, recorded circa 1715 and possibly built in the late 16th century, though no visible remains survive. |
More information : Tower at Portgate. (1)
The Roman Wall passed north of Portgate at which there is a square tower still standing, but the ruins of old buildings referred to by Camden are probably those at Halton more than half a mile to the east. The tower is of much later date than Roman. (2)
A survey of c.1715 refers to an "ancient pile" at Portgate. (3)
Centred NY 9805682 The farm called Portgate lies south of Hadrian's Wall. To the north and east of the farm buildings are traces of depopulation consisting of low banks dividing the area into crofts and two or three steadings of small rectangular buildings. The area may have extended to the south and south west where there has been much surface quarrying. The remains cover about six acres and are typical of deserted mediaeval villages in Northumberland. It is considered probable that the tower stood within or near this area. The border Surveys of 1415 and 1542 do not mention a tower at Portgate and it is possible that it was one of the bastle type, many of which were erected in the late 16th century. None of the existing farm buildings show any traces of antiquity. The farmhouse is 18th C. (4)
The remains are unintelligible and do not merit survey action, but see Illustrations Card. (5)
Listed by Cathcart King and by Dodds. (6,7)
Medieval crofts are visible as earthworks on air photographs centred at NY 9811 6861. A series of boundary banks are visible forming crofts. Some boundaries are still extant on the latest 2000 oblique photography.
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